Windmill Point Light

Lighthouse · Lancaster County, Virginia

Windmill Point Light is a lighthouse in Lancaster County, Virginia. Virginia has 36 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.

Its light sits 34 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 6s (a white flash every 6 seconds), with a range of about 7.8 nautical miles; it guards Chesapeake Bay; it was deactivated in 1965.

It stands at 37.5968° N, 76.2359° W.

Key facts

Focal height	34 ft
Light characteristic	Fl W 6s
Range	7.8 nautical miles
Deactivated	1965
Body of water	Chesapeake Bay
Coordinates	37.59680, -76.23590

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